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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Antitoxin is available for free issue to Local Medical Practitioners
at the Public Health Offices; at the Fire Station; and at 10, The
Avenue, Highams Park. During the year 365 phials,representing
1,968,000 units, were thus issued.
(D) ENTERIC FEVER.
The incidence of the enteric fevers (Typhoid and Paratyphoid A
and B) has continued to be minimal.
The five-yearly incidence was:—
| Year. | 1930. | 1929. | 1928. | 1927. | 1926 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Number removed to Hospital | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Number of Deaths | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Details of the 1930 cases are as follows:—
| Age. | Sex. | Suspected cause. | Where treated. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | M. | Unknown | Victoria Park Hospital. |
| 26 | F. | ,, | Connaught Hospital. |
| 1½ | M. | ,, | ,, ,, |
| 27 | F. | ,, | Prince of Wales Hospital |
| 46 | F. | ?Shell fish at seaside | Whipps Cross Hospital. |
The patient aged 1½years died from osteomyelitis and septicaemia.